Samantha: An American Girl Holiday

2004 1h 26m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 55

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Synopsis

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Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's world starts to change the day Nellie O'Malley walks into her life. Nellie, her father, and her two little sisters have moved in next door to be servants for the Ryland family. Though they come from completely different backgrounds, Samantha and Nellie become fast friends. The girls turn to each other in happiness and sorrow, adventure and danger.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

AnnaSophia Robb
Samantha Parkington
Mia Farrow
Grandmary Edwards
Olivia Ballantyne
Jenny O'Malley
Kelsey Lewis
Nellie O'Malley
Jordan Bridges
Uncle Gard
Rebecca Mader
Aunt Cornelia
Keir Gilchrist
Factory Boy
Bruce Gooch
The Admiral

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nadia Tass
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nadia Tass, shot by David Parker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chris Hajian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Susan Shipton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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AnnaSophia Robb and Mia Farrow and Olivia Ballantyne carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nadia Tass directs. David Parker behind the camera. Chris Hajian scores. Susan Shipton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Nadia Tass, shot by David Parker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chris Hajian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Susan Shipton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8AnnaSophia Robb and Mia Farrow and Olivia Ballantyne carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0412366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Parker
Original score: Chris Hajian
Editing: Susan Shipton
Production design: Rocco Matteo
Costume design: Trysha Bakker
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004)

Part of

An American Girl Collection

American Girl is a line of books, movies, dolls, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods of history including the 21st century. Several of the characters from the American Girl books have since had their stories adapted into films, the majority of them released as direct-to-DVD or television films